This has been a lot of fun. I have four of these in production now.

This one is 28 x 28 x 22 hornet (i guess that makes it a "double rifle", right?)

Beautiful, I love how the 22 Hornet barrels sits above and between the shotgun barrels.

Awesome, look forward to seeing the finished Double Rifle !!!

Very nice indeed. The Germans build a gun like this with often a .22 LR barrel built into the top rib. I disremember what they call the style in German but I'm sure somebody here will come up with it.

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Originally posted by new_guy:
This has been a lot of fun. I have four of these in production now.

This one is 28 x 28 x 22 hornet (i guess that makes it a "double rifle", right?)

maybe you were just kidding and I am simply being thick-headed , but isn't that configuration a "Drilling" or "Cape Gun"?

Sorry if that is obvious and i simply missed the intended joke...

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but isn't that configuration a "Drilling" or "Cape Gun"?

That's what I'd call it.

Now that is something I could really be interested in.

More details please.

Jerry

I think on the 1-10 scale for Guns That Are Fun, that's gonna be a 10.

Three barrels, equals a Drilling, to me.

A Cape gun, has one rifle barrel and one shotgun barrel.

Looks like a perfect quail and jack rabbit gun to me.

Keith

More details please....weight estimation? where made?

I thought you guys would like that.

I'm not certain of the original German name, but we're calling it a "rib-drilling." And they are being made in Germany with straight grip and splinter forend (Anson release.)

Notice the button on the safety slide. It has 3-positions.

Forward = SxS shotgun (two triggers) with auto ejectors.
Middle = all barrels safe.
Rear = rifle barrel with extractor.

You can move between the forward position (fire shotguns barrels) to the middle position (all safe) without pushing the little button on top, but to engage the rifle barrel, you have to push the little button down and move the safety slide to the rear-most position. Then you cand fire the rifle barrel only.

The pics don't really do the size or scale justice. It is very small. This action is 1.7" at the the widest point. The action is quite round, and it should carry very nicely.

I haven't weighed one first-hand, but the objectives were slim, trim and as light as possible. We obviously wanted it to carry and feel as much like a 28ga shotgun as possible.

We wanted to add an ejector / extractor switch on the shotgun barrels, but there wasn't enough room in the forend.

We also wanted the rear rifle sight to pop-up when the rifle barrel was engaged, but there wasn't enough room in between the barrels, so that will have to be done manually for precise aiming.

This one has 28" barrels and will be engraved by one of the big names in Italy. The engraving should be over the top.

All-in-all, they will be nice little guns. They won't be cheap, but they will be much less that the Hoffer version

That is a Waldlaufer or Schienen Drilling.

Looks nice so far!



Cheers
Tinker

Woods Walker in English I suppose. That'd be the perfect use for it too.

can't wait to see the wood yaou stick on it.... very nice...

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Originally posted by jimatcat:
can't wait to see the wood yaou stick on it.... very nice...

Ask and you shall receive.

These are the blanks for the first two guns.

the proper name is schlenendrilling

a tinkerer: i wasnt correcting you just didnt see your post. sorry. regards